NR4 6XD South Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cringleford. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Intwood Road, Cringleford: 30 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in South Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,483 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,655 | £1,931 | £2,207 | £2,483 | £3,035 | £3,586 | £4,138 | £4,966 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (39% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Business Centre, Intwood Road, Planning Permission (80 m)
- The Business Centre, Intwood Road, Cringleford, permissioned (80 m)
- 2 Church Lane and 18 Eaton Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 11 Bluebell Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Bartram Mowers Ltd, Land West of Bluebell Road, Norwich: up to 62 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 10 m and 15 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Loke Cringleford | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | NRP Car Park | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 106 km (66 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Humbleyard Practice | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Newmarket Rd Dental Clinic | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Norwich Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,650 m² | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,840 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Cringleford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 200 m north |
| Cringleford Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-east |
| Red Lion Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Two tumuli, Eaton Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Intwood Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Eaton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Two tumuli in Big Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Intwood Carr | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Fir Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Fir Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Cringleford Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| University of East Anglia Broad | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Braymeadow Bottom | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 30 |
16 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Intwood Road.